St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-28
WILL ENLARGE THE PARK.
The Commission Takes Action ia
Accordance With the Wishes of th e
Chamber of Commerce on Eniarg-
Central Eark.

Accordance with the Wishes of the
Chamber of Commerce on Eniarg-
Central fark.
The board of park commissioners were in
executive session from 3 O'Clock till 7yester-
day. discussing the recommendation of the
chamber of commerce relating to the en-
Iargement of Central park. In concurrence
with that recommendation, the commission
unanimously adopted the following resolu-s
sion:
That the board of park commissioners of
tho city OF ST. Paul deem it for the public in
terest that the tract of land situated in said
city, and described follows, to-wit: All
that tratc bounded by Central park on the
east by Summit avenue on the south, by
Cedar street on the west. by Central avenue
on the north, and known as
blocks 2 and 3, of Central park, be COIL
demned for the use of the city of St. Paul for
public park.
Supt. Van Slyke was directed to secure
survey and plat of the tract above described,
and at the next meeting of the commission
the plats will be certified over to the board
of public works to carry out the order and
assess benefits and damages to property.
The estimated cost of the improvement Is
$3.50, 600, one-half of which sum will be as
sessed on property benefited, the other half
10 be appropriated from the 100000 in park
bonds authorized by the legislature. The
commission will use every effort 70 have the
work completed this season. The full size of
the park when the enlargement is made will
be about 200 feet by $50 feet Mr. Cary and
other gentlemen who had contemplated
building on the condemned prop erty. were
before the commission yesterday, q nd urged
final settlement of the question at once.
TO PREVENT CRUELTY.
TheSt Paul Society Taking Hold
OF IFS w DIRK u ith Fresh Grip.
The st. Paul society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals and children has revived
les hitherto latent forces and proposes to be-
Gin a vigorous crusade against offenders. Nj.
4. Hutchns. secretary of the society, III
East Ninth street. has had printed and
VIII have distributed Throughout the
city and state. copies of the
laws, with comprehensive tracts explaining
the ways of cruelty and what constitutes a
breaking of the laws. The society requests
the aid OF all citizens in the work. and es-
peciuliy requests that any cases OF cruelty to
either animals or children be reported at once
to the secretary. Ladies and gentlemen de-
string to become members of the ). P. G. can
do so by forwarding the annual fee OF So to
the secretary.
A BRANCH In TEsE FLOR CITY.
DAIRY COmmis>iOncrS Will Open an
Office aud AppOiaI am inspector
for minneapolis.
Messrs Vernon and Barrows, who have
dairy and milk interests at Minneapolis, called
Oh Dairy Commissioner Ives at the capitol
yesterday, and among other matters which
they brought to his attention was the question
of an Inspector at Minneapolis. They.asked
that regular branch Office of the commission
be established in tina; ctl. with snme one
who would be ready 10 attend to any matters
in connection with the enforcement of the
dair,' laws in that city. Mr.. Ives told them
it was the intention of the commission to
locate q branch Office there, and the inspec
TOR which they desired would be appointed
1t was the belief Of the commission that
many things Of impt Rance to dealers in all
kinds Of dairy products could be better at,
tended to there than here. Assistant Com
missioner Howard will probably have head
quarters ut the Minneapolis Office. I